Heping Zhang, PhD
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Biography
Dr. Zhang published over 360 research articles and monographs in theory and applications of statistical methods and in several areas of biomedical research including epidemiology, genetics, child and women health, mental health, substance use, and reproductive medicine. He directed a training program in mental health research that was funded by the NIMH. He directs the Collaborative Center for Statistics in Science that coordinates the Reproductive Medicine Network to evaluate treatment effectiveness for infertility. He is a fellow of the American Statistical Association and a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. He was named the 2008 Myrto Lefokopoulou distinguished lecturer by Harvard School of Public Health and a Medallion Lecturer by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. In 2011, he received the Royan International Award on Reproductive Health. Dr. Zhang was the president of the International Chinese Statistical Association in 2019. He is a former-editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association - Applications and Case Studies. He was the recipient of the 2022 Neyman Award and Lecture by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral FellowMathematical Science Research Institute (1991)
- PhDStanford University (1991)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Neyman Award and Lecture | Institute of Mathematical Statistics | 2022 |
Royan International Research Award | Royan Institute | 2011 |
Medallion Lecturer | Institute of Mathematical Statistics | 2011 |
Myrto Lefokopoulou Distinguished Lecturer | Harvard School of Public Health | 2008 |
Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics | 2006 | |
Independent Scientist Award, NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | 2004 | |
Fellow, American Statistical Association | 2000 | |
Elected Member, International Statistical Institute | 1995 | |
FIRST Award, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | 1994 |
Departments & Organizations
- Biostatistics
- Child Study Center
- Collaborative Center for Statistics in Science (C2S2)
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Track
- Global Health Studies
- High Performance Computation
- Stress & Addiction Clinical Research Program
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale Ventures
- YSPH Global Health Concentration